On 31 August 2022, the Administrative Tribunal registered appeal No. 721/2022 – Elena IZYUMENKO v. Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
The appellant is a French-Russian national who was employed until 31 August 2022 on a fixed-term contract as an assistant lawyer at the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights.
She seeks the annulment of the decision not to renew her contract upon its expiry alleging that the contested decision is unlawful, arbitrary and discriminatory.
The appellant also seeks compensation for the pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages suffered.
This information is given to enable those who so wish to exercise their right to intervene under Article 10 of the Statute of the Administrative Tribunal.